Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gwydir-mawr
Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trefor, Caernarfon, Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd, designated on 20 July 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 20 July 1999
- Locality
- Trefor
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Llanaelhaearn
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.99664, -4.42061
- Cadw reference
- 22009
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The house stands to the W of the village on a bend of the road to the harbour.
History
The house was probably built in the early C19 and appears on the 27 Oct 1841 Tithe Map of Llanaelhaearn (Trefor] when it was owned by Humphrey Owen and occupied by Griffith Roberts.
Exterior
Built of stone, the front whitewashed, with brick gable stacks. Slate roof with imposed copings. Two storeys, 3 bays. Off-centre framed and boarded door deeply set in the wall, and either side, small 4-paned hornless sash windows. Small lean-to at the rear. The rear garden wall is constructed with setts from the quarry above.
Interior
Not accessible at the time of inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as an early C19 small vernacular house which retains much of its original character.
Nearby in the register
- Llwyn-yr-aethnenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St GeorgeReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Maes-y-neuadd addoldy annibynwyrReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- MorfaDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.